Results 46,341-46,360 of 46,575 for speaker:Simon Harris

Written Answers — Addiction Services: Addiction Services (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Health the addiction services available to residents in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29669/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Health the cost to the State of oral health care for each of the years 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29670/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Health if a cost-benefit analysis comparing the cost of preventative dental health care measures compared to the provision of emergency dental care was carried out in advance of budget 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29671/11]

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 475: To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29687/11]

Written Answers — Mental Health Services: Mental Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Health his strategy to address the issue of youth suicide, particularly for young males under the age of 35 years; his plans to address mental illnesses suffered by young men; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29917/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 507: To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the imposition of additional charges on nursing home residents, on top of the agreed fees, for services supposed to be covered by the nursing homes support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29998/11]

Written Answers — Nursing Homes Support Scheme: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 508: To ask the Minister for Health if additional charges, above those agreed under the fair deal scheme, are to be imposed on residents of a nursing home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29999/11]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 509: To ask the Minister for Health if respite services for carers will be reinstated at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30000/11]

Written Answers — Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 542: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the 2011 report of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Irish Maritime Development Office on renewable energy opportunities; his plans to implement the recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29677/11]

Written Answers — Renewable Energy: Renewable Energy (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 562: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available in 2012 for port development along the east coast in order to facilitate the renewable energy opportunities outlined in the 2011 report of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and the Irish Maritime Development Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29675/11]

Written Answers — Severe Weather Events: Severe Weather Events (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 560: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that have been taken to prepare for severe weather events which may affect roads and other transport networks over the winter season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29673/11]

Written Answers — Sports Funding: Sports Funding (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 561: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how he envisages sports funding for local councils will be administered in the absence of local sports officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29674/11]

Written Answers — Croke Park Agreement: Croke Park Agreement (18 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 563: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Croke Park agreement; if he has received implementation plans for this agreement from his Department and each State agency under his remit; the status of these implementation plans; the discussion he has had with the EU and IMF regarding the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Diplomatic Representation: Diplomatic Representation (12 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 40: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of embassies this State has; the location of these embassies; the current number of staff in these embassies and the way staffing levels compare to each of the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010; the budgets provided to each of these embassies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29076/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (12 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 41: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish embassies have a role in promoting Ireland as a tourism location; if he will consider seeking a more proactive role for our embassies in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29077/11]

Written Answers — Ombudsman for Children: Ombudsman for Children (12 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the request by the Ombudsman for Children to extend the remit of that office to cover the working of the National Council on Special Education; if he has had discussions on this issue with the Ombudsman and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in view of the fact that the NCSE is under the remit of his Department;...

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (12 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way decisions were reached regarding the location of vocational education committee head offices; the person who made the final decision; the factors that were considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29066/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (12 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for existing vocational education committee head offices which will not be head offices once they are amalgamated with other VECs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29067/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (12 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 71: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of a vocational education committee sub-office within the new configuration of VECs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29068/11]

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (12 Oct 2011)

Simon Harris: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to assist graduate teachers who are currently unemployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29069/11]